2026 Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Physical AI Intern - Multiple Locations
Northrop Grumman is a leading space pioneer supporting various customers in solving significant challenges. They are seeking a PhD student for an internship in Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Physical AI, where the intern will support the development of AI algorithms and tools for mission-relevant use in space and related engineering domains.
Responsibilities
- Support the development of AI algorithms and/or tools for mission-relevant use in space and/or related engineering domains
Skills
- Be a student who is enrolled full-time and pursuing a PhD degree from an accredited college/university and will be enrolled full-time in Fall 2026
- Be majoring in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or Robotics
- Be available to work full-time (40 hours per week) for at least 10 weeks during summer 2026
- Be familiar with deep learning and/or simulation development
- Have computer science/programming skills. Specifically, proficiency in a C-based programming language and familiarity with python OR expertise in python libraries for machine learning, etc
- Understand computer science concepts e.g. parallelism, memory, etc
- Be familiar with PyTorch, Transformers and/or similar libraries for AI/ML model training and inference
- Have hands-on experience working on AI/ML applications and software projects. Open-source contributions is a plus
- Be self-driven, able to work independently or on teams, requesting help as needed
- Be willing to learn about new domains e.g. space exploration
- Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.00/4.0 or higher
- Author or co-author of published work in relevant domains (AI, Robotics, etc.)
- Expertise in deep learning training and fine tuning
- Algorithm-level understanding of deep learning and/or modern AI algorithms e.g. transformer architectures
- Familiarity with spacecraft controls / experience in the space domain
- Communication skills
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
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